zofran

[Anonymous]

How long were you on it, at what dosage, & did it help? How did you know to come off & what happened? I've been on 4mg every 6hrs for the past 7 wks & still throw up daily. Before going on it I was throwing up every couple hours & since going on it, I am down to 1-3x a day, but still. I went off it for a few days & was def. still nauseas all day, but didn't throw up anymore than when I take it so I'm thinking about tossing it finally. Of course I don't know if I keep it down when I get sick. My ob didn't offer that much advice, just a little sympathy.

[Anonymous]

This was 7 years ago, so I really don't recall the dosage and frequency - but I do recall that it worked like magic for me -- absolutely no naseau once I took the meds. I stayed on it for a few weeks and then cut the dosage in half on my own, and then finally went off. I was only on the Zofran for maybe 3 weeks. Maybe you should ask about upping your dosage?

[Anonymous]

You may want to try the 8 mg pills. They dissolve under the tongue and eliminated my throwing up. I still sometimes feel pretty sick, but at least I have stopped throwing up. My doctor then accidentally gave me the 4 mg pills, and I take them now and I am still mostly managing to keep food down. Sometimes I take them more like a few hours apart, rather than a full 6 hours when the nausea is really bad.

GOOD LUCK!!! Morning sickness sucks!!!

[Anonymous]

The 4 mg didn't work for me. Zofran was not effective for me at all, just expensive. I tried Phenergan and then finally Reglan did the trick. I took one a day and was fine. Of course that was during my 5th month. I had severe nausea and was hospitalized twice. Most doctors don't have much experience with Hyperemesis so I had to insist on something new. Each time I went to the ER they would try to push Zofran on me. You'll know when you're ready to come off of your meds. I went at least 2 or 3 days without getting sick and decided to start the wean because I was so scared of feeling like that again. I also cut the pill in half for two weeks just to be safe. I say if you are taking something that is not getting rid of it then you need to move on to something stronger or another drug. I was less than 100lbs after my ordeal but quickly gained the weight when it finally subsided and had an 8lb baby and 30lb weight gain!

[Anonymous]

OP here, thanks for your responses. I'm 16wks & still getting sick & feeling nauseas every day. I am petite to begin with & keeping carbs down so as long as I am gaining wt (gained 4 lbs) my dr. isn't too concerned. But I long for a sick free day!